Game 5 Preview: Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers 5/1/2024

Edmonton Oilers (22-16-6, 50 pts) vs Los Angeles Kings (18-15-10, 46 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Saturday, January 10th
Time: 10:00 pm ET / 9:00 pm CT / 8:00 pm MT

TV: / FanDuel Sports Network West / Sportsnet
Radio:
Los Angeles Kings – Tu Liga Radio 1330 AM
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:

The Oilers are tied for second in the Pacific Division with 50 points, coming off two straight wins.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings have 46 points, one shy of a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference standings, and have two straight losses.

Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Malott/Laferriere/Kempe
Foegele/Byfield/Ward
Fiala/Turcotte/Kuzmenko
Lee/Helenius

Anderson/Doughty
Edmundson/Clarke
Dumoulin/Ceci

Forsberg

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:

Nugent-Hopkins/McDavid/Hyman
Podkolzin/Draisaitl/Kapanen
Howard/Roslovic/Savoie
Janmark/Lazar/Frederic

Ekholm/Bouchard
Nurse/Stastney
Stillman/Emberson

Ingram

Players To Watch:

Los Angeles Kings

Forward Adrian Kempe has been a 40+ goal and 70+ point player in his NHL career. He leads his team with 34 points through 42 games this season, 6 through his last 10 games.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward Kasperi Kapanen was sidelined due to injury for a month and a half, and came back on Tuesday night. In the two games since, he’s put up 3 points playing on his team’s second line.

Injury Report:

Los Angeles Kings

LW/ Trevor Moore / DTD
C / Anze Kopitar / DTD
RW / Joel Armia / DTD
RW / Corey Perry / OUT

Edmonton Oilers

D / Jake Walman / DTD
G / Tristan Jarry / IR
C / Adam Henrique / IR

Next Game:

Los Angeles Kings – January 12 vs Dallas Stars
Edmonton Oilers – January 12 at Chicago Blackhawks

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Stephen Vani

Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.